Enyeama: They compare me to a monkey

Nigeria custodian Vincent Enyeama participated in a promotional video against racism and has shared his thoughts and impressions on the situation in Israel.

Sports.walla.co.il quoted Enyeama as saying: ”Players who use racist expressions must be punished. Israeli soccer is infected with racism. The fans do not support enough teams and hiss when things do not work properly on the field. We try to bring about a situation where for 90 minutes the fans will concentrate on encouraging the team to the end of the game. Fans should be there for the team and support it. “

The Maccabi Tel Aviv numero uno says he has encountered racism in Israel but diplomatically refused to mention specific incidents.

”A lot, trust me, a lot. I do not want to start mentioning specific cases, but I saw it a few times. Encountered racism in the restaurant, just down the street, I heard the grunts on the field and it’s really something abnormal. It is crazy comparing you to a monkey, how can you? It is not normal,” says Enyeama.

Going further, Vincent Enyeama advised the Israeli Federation to wield the big stick on fans that are involved in racism.

”Association definitely needs to pay attention to it. Israel is a country that is so beautiful, it’s a lovely place to live and these kind of things do not need to happen here. I really love Israel. I certainly think clubs should be punished for the racism of fans. Look what they did to Toto Tamuz and Apollo Adele in the game against Beitar and I’m sorry about this incident, this inappropriate behavior. I saw serious cases when I played in Hapoel Tel Aviv, but I do not want to talk about it.

“Players who use racist expressions must be punished if they are caught. Look what happened with John Obi Mikel from Chelsea, he was suspended for three games in England.”